Shingle



17,1936. A. JjANDEsolg l I 2,034,592

SHINGLE: Filed Mayfzo, 1955 Patented Mar. 17, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT? oFFicE snmGLE Application May 2o, 1935, serialiNo. 22,484

1 Claim.

'I'he invention relates generally to shingles, and more particularly to those of the rigid composition type, such as asbestos.

An object of the invention is to provide an im- 5 proved shingle of the character mentioned which is novel in shape and proportion and which includes novel elongated nailing slots or apertures positioned in a manner for materially facilitating application of the shingles and for enabling a measure of control of the spacing of the shingles so as to permit substantially uniform spacing regardless of obstructions such as Window openings or the like. A

With the above and other objects in view which will more fully appear, the nature of the invention will be more clearly understood by following the description, the appended claim, and the several views illustrated in the accompanying draw- Inthedrawlng:

Figure 1 is a somewhat diagrammatic face view illustrating a plurality of my improved shingles assembled in cooperative relation.

Figure 2 is a detail perspective view of one of the shingles.

Figures .3 and 4 are comparative detail sectional views taken along the nailing line through several lapped shingles and illustrating the degree to which the spacing of the individual shingles can be controlled by utilization of the elongated nailing apertures.

My improved rigid composition shingle comprises a body or butt portion 5 terminating laterally in butt ends 6 and having a centrally disposed vertical extension 1. Adjacent the upper edge, the body portion 5 is equipped with two nail holes 8, one being disposed adjacent each butt end 6, and the extension 1 is equipped adjacent its upper end with a pair of elongated nail slots 9.

It will be observed by reference to Figures 1 and 2 of the drawing that the slots 9 are spaced twice as far apart as the distance of each of the holes 8 from the butt end 6 there adjacent, and thus when any two given shingles are arranged butt end 6 to butt end 6 with the line on which they meet centered over the shingle extension 1 lying therebeneath the adjacent holes 8 of the shingle bodies will register with the underlying slots 9 of said extension.

In Figure 1 of the drawing, I have shown a plurality of my improved shingles disposed in cooperative relation. In this gure I0 indicates a starting lath and I I an asbestos starter strip.

" The extension portion 1 of the shingle is exactly half the width of the wider portion or butt 5 (ci. 10s-9) creating the vertical lines required for quick application without resorting to the usual method of placing guiding lines from the ridge to the eaves .to secure this accurate placement. u

A further feature resulting from the shape and proportion of the shingles is its ease ofy manufacture, as these shingles are complementary one to. another and can therefore be cut out of larger sheets of material with a minimum of waste material. The shape of these shingles results in a twenty-five per cent saving as against rectangular'shingles, which saving is effective in actual manufacture, Shipping costs, and the cost of handling and application on the ultimate Job. g5 Also, the combined features of this shingle permitting it to be used both for re-roong and residing result in saving in stocking by dealers.

One of the most important features of these shingles resides in the provision and arrangement 3 of the slots 9, two to each shingle, as shown in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawing. These slots replace the ordinary punched holes provided inthe ordinary asbestos shingles. In laying these shingles these slots provide a. flexibility of exposure 35 not found in conventional shingles. This equipment permits the economy of the maximum exposure and consequent minimum use of material permissible on re-siding jobs,'residing meaning the recovering of the exterior walls of houses or 4o other buildings where their perpendicular position gives proper protection against the weather without as much headlap as is required in reroong. These same shingles may be used on reroofing jobs where a greater headlap is required, 45 since the use of the latitude 'as vto the place in which the shingle may be nailed through 'the slot as compared to a iixed hole permits the increase or variation of the headlap by 11A; inches, thus giving ample headlap for the re-rooiing of pitched 50 roofs. By re-roong, I refer tothe recovering of -the roofs of buildings with a 4 inch pitch or more.

A further considerable advantage gained by the use of these slotted shingles is the ease with which they may be fitted to the individual characteristics 66 of each siding job. By reason of the provision of the elongated slots 9 it is possible to conia'ol or vary the spacing of the nailing lines diagrammatically indicated at I2 in comparative Figures 3 and 4' thus enabling the spacing of the shingle courses to be substantially uniform regardless ofv obstructions encountered in the area to be shingled. This is impossible in the ordinary shingle except by repunching the shingles to change the position of the holes or by cutting the nal course to lit the remaining space. For instanceyif the space on a certain building from the bottom of the baseboard to the bottom of a. window sill were to be 40 inches, the shingles would be laid with an exposure of 6% inches per course, thus evenly covering the required space without repunching all of the shingles in that area, and without cutting the last course. The ordinary asbestos shingle now in use has a set exposure because4 of its xed punched nailing hole, and therefore requires much more labor, or results in a job that is unsatisfactory in appearance, or both.

An additional advantage of the elongatedslot featureresides in the ease and speed possible in applying the shingles. The larger space available by reason of the provision of the slots makes it possible for the mechanic to insert each nail more quickly Without first groping for the under-hole found in the ordinary shingle. This ease and speed is augmented by the novel construction of the shingle,` which results in the automatic placing of the superimposed hole above the slot on the lower shingle as shown in Figure 1. It should be noted that the nailing of the shingle through the slot is equally effective in securing the shingle firmly against the side of the building, while its position in relation to theother shingles is secured by utilization of the two small punched holes 8 hereinbefore referred to.

It is to be understood that while I have disclosed a particularly desirable form of shingle, the body of Vthe shingle may be variously formed without departing from the scope of the invention insofar as it applies to the feature of providing and utilizing the elongated slots.

I claim:

A rigid T-shaped shingle com'prising a butt portion and an extension portion of exactly half the width and having straight edges uninterrupted by projections of and projecting centrally vertically from the butt portion, said butt portion having a nailing aperture formed therein adjacent each lateral edge and the upper edge of the butt portion, and said extension portion having formed therein a pair of elongated nailing slots disposed side by side and each spaced from the adjacent side edge of said extension portion a distance equal to the distance between a nailing aperture and the adjacent lateral butt portion edge, the major axes of said slots being disposed in parallelism'to the adjacent edges of the butt portion whereby said shingle may be shifted vertically to thereby vary the head lap.

ALBERT J. ANDERSON. 

